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The Structures of Mathematical Physics Steven P. Starkovich

The Structures of Mathematical Physics By Steven P. Starkovich

The Structures of Mathematical Physics by Steven P. Starkovich


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Summary

This textbook serves as an introduction to groups, rings, fields, vector and tensor spaces, algebras, topological spaces, differentiable manifolds and Lie groups --- mathematical structures which are foundational to modern theoretical physics.

The Structures of Mathematical Physics Summary

The Structures of Mathematical Physics: An Introduction by Steven P. Starkovich

This textbook serves as an introduction to groups, rings, fields, vector and tensor spaces, algebras, topological spaces, differentiable manifolds and Lie groups --- mathematical structures which are foundational to modern theoretical physics. It is aimed primarily at undergraduate students in physics and mathematics with no previous background in these topics. Applications to physics --- such as the metric tensor of special relativity, the symplectic structures associated with Hamilton's equations and the Generalized Stokes's Theorem --- appear at appropriate places in the text. Worked examples, end-of-chapter problems (many with hints and some with answers) and guides to further reading make this an excellent book for self-study. Upon completing this book the reader will be well prepared to delve more deeply into advanced texts and specialized monographs in theoretical physics or mathematics.


The Structures of Mathematical Physics Reviews

This text approaches the reader with shocking breadth and niggardly depth. ... Around each definition, there is short---and pleasant---narrative and then a number of examples are described. Chapters end with a list of straightforward exercises ... . As a stand-alone mathematical dictionary, the text under review may serve a purpose ... . (Ryan Grady, MAA Reviews, January 30, 2022)

About Steven P. Starkovich

Steven P. Starkovich is Associate Professor Emeritus of Physics at Pacific Lutheran University, where he served for seven years as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. His 20 years of classroom teaching spanned the entire undergraduate physics curriculum. He received his PhD in Physics from the University of Victoria in British Columbia, specializing in general relativity and cosmology.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements.- Sets and Relations.- Mappings and Functions.- Rings and Fields.- Linear Vector Spaces.- Algebras.- Basic Topology and Topological Groups.- Topological Vector Spaces.- Measure, Integration and Hilbert Space.- Operators and Spectra.- Annotated Bibliography and a Guide to Further Reading.- Index.

Additional information

NGR9783030734480
9783030734480
303073448X
The Structures of Mathematical Physics: An Introduction by Steven P. Starkovich
New
Hardback
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
2021-07-22
258
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